Passport Photos

 This morning I got my hair done professionally for the first time in over a year.

Then, I went to Aaron's Rentals to take some photos for a sponsored campaign.

I tutored this afternoon.

Evan had baseball practice.

While Evan was at practice, Morry, Noah, and I ate dinner (hamburgers) at home.

Morry went to pick up Evan and they got back around 9pm.

After Evan changed we went to CVS to get passport photos for the boys.   Their passports expire soon and we have appointments Thursday to get them new passports.

Now the boys are having some dessert (candy that they got at CVS).

Tomorrow Evan is taking a standardized test at his school and he convinced us he needed some candy to snack on during the test.

Candy and Pizza

This morning we walked to school.  Today was the last Friday of the school year.

After that, I went for a run nearby and did some hill work.

Later Morry and I got bagels and went to my Brazilian blowout appointment.

We walked to pick up the kids from school.

We were at home this afternoon.

Noah earned a reward from us.  We gave him some options. He could choose a restaurant or dessert, or whatever else (within reason).  He chose a trip to Big Top Candy Shop.

So, around 5:30 we drove to Big Top and got some candy.  Then we picked up pizza from Home Slice to bring home.

We watched Lemony Snicket while eating dinner.

Then, the boys made another candy video.

Soon, they will get ready for bed.

They're Done!

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

We were all awakened at 5:30 this morning because of a very violent thunderstorm.  Noah came in our room and he had his iPad with him.  He was using some app to tell him where the nearest lightning strike was.  It was told him it was 0.0 miles away.  He was freaking out.

We got a call from the school around 6:15.  They said that they were opening the doors to the school 15 minutes early.  It was the fifth grade graduation today and there were going to be more people parking out front and coming into the school than normal.

We had to drive because it was raining.  Normally when it's raining hard, we park out front and walk in.  But with all the cars already parked we had to go through the carpool lane.  It was the first time ever.  I had been avoiding going through the carpool lane since Evan started Kindergarten.  We didn't really have to wait much because we were early, but it was weird just dropping the boys off and not walking in with them.

Rachel left in the morning to get a Brazilian Blowout.  After that she went to a Pink Ribbon Cowgirls lunch.

I worked from home all day.

It was partly sunny in the afternoon and we were able to walk to get the boys on their last day of school.  Noah was very excited.  The boys are ready for summer.

Jack came home with us because John could not get home in time to get Jack.

For dinner we had flank steak cooked on the grill.

After dinner, we went to HEB and then on to TCBY for a celebratory dessert.

The boys are in bed now.

Until next time...

Getting out of the House and More Baseball

This morning we walked to school.

At 11:30 I went to my hair appointment.  It felt good to get out of the house.

Morry met a friend for lunch at Hula Hut.

Morry walked to pick up the kids from school.  Yesterday, I didn't feel well after walking in the afternoon. I got too hot.  I think I need to wait a little while to do the afternoon walk.

I was supposed to tutor this afternoon, but it got canceled.

Morry and Evan went to baseball practice and got home around 8pm.

For dinner we had leftover ham and baked potatoes.

The boys are in the shower now.

Summer Monday

This morning Morry went to work at Starbucks since our internet still wasn't working.  The guy came around 9am and got everything fixed.   Morry came back home once it was all up and working.

I had a hair appointment an the boys stayed home with Morry.

For dinner we had hamburgers.

The boys are ready for bed, but still playing in their rooms.

Busy

This morning Noah came with Morry to take Evan to school.

I took Noah to school and then got things done around the house.  I had a hair appointment at noon in Round Rock. 

After the appointment I didn't have enough time to go home before tutoring, so I ran some errands and made a Starbucks stop.

While I was gone Morry picked up both kids from school and Gabby came over.

I tutored and got home around 6:30.

For dinner we had chicken and couscous.

The boys are in the rooms now, but not asleep.

Grandma and Papa Arrive

Noah threw a little fit about going to school today.  I had a hair appointment and was not happy that he was making us late.

I dropped him off and went to my hair appointment in Round Rock.  I came home for a little bit and got some stuff done around the house.

I picked up Noah and we went to the bank and then home.

We got Evan on the bike a little bit later.

Grandma and Papa got here around 5pm.  Papa played baseball with Evan and Noah in the front yard for a little bit.

For dinner we went to Texas Land and Cattle.  We ordered salmon for the boys.  Evan ate a lot, but Noah had a few pieces.  They both ate a wedge salad with it.

The boys are ready for bed now, but not asleep.

Parent-Teacher Conference for Evan

This morning Morry was able to walk Evan to school. Noah woke up at 7:15am as they were leaving. That's early for him.

After I dropped off Noah at school I drove to Round Rock for a hair appointment. I got a Brazilian Blowout from a place I have been to before. They had a LivingSocial Coupon a while ago.

I got home a little after noon and started getting dinner ready (stuffed peppers). Then I needed to pick up Noah.

When we got home I finished getting the peppers ready and then it was time to get Evan from school.

After school we met with Evan's teacher for a parent-teacher conference. Evan is doing very well. He's friendly and social at school and got high scores on a standard test for kindergarteners.

We were home for just a few minutes. I quickly got ready for tutoring.

Gabby came over and I left.

I got home around 6:30 and we had dinner.

The boys are in bed now.

Morry was feeling a lot better today. He worked a full day. He's still not back to normal, but doing lots better.

I just wished Jordan Kaplan a Happy Birthday on Facebook. Happy Jordan?

Groupon

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Today was the day of Groupon. We were actually able to use four Groupons in one day.

It started out this morning. Rachel had an 8am appointment up in Round Rock at a salon to get a Brazilian Blowout. She left the house around 7:20 or so. The boys got up shortly thereafter.

They played in the game room for a bit and then we left to go to Barry and Lisa's. We were giving Lisa a sling for when she had her baby. We forgot it when went to Lincoln's party. Plus we didn't get to talk to them much. So Evan, Noah and I drove up there. They were excited to go on the swing set at their house. They played in the backyard for most of the time, and then played with Lincoln's toys for a bit inside.

Rachel met us over at Barry and Lisa's when she was done.

We came home and had lunch. The boys and I ate our lunch upstairs in the game room on TV trays as Rachel was tutoring.

In the late afternoon, Rachel and I had a massage class to go to. It was an hour long class with a massage therapist that we had gotten on Groupon. It was four two couples but the little girl of the other couple got sick so they had to cancel. So our lesson was private. It was kind of nice learning how to give real massages.

To do this class, we dropped Evan and Noah off at the Clubhouse for Kids. It's a drop-off daycare. Rachel had gotten a Groupon for 20 pre-paid hours. They served the kids pizza there.

We went to dinner downtown at Garrido's since the boys were being taken care of. Rachel had gotten a Groupon for Garrido's as well. We had a nice dinner there with another large discount.

We haven't figured out how much we saved today. I'm thinking it was over $300 that we saved today with the hair thing being the largest savings. That also doesn't count that we bought another group coupon from a site called Urban Dealight for a tree trimming. I made an appointment for them to come out on Monday. That's another $125 we saved there.

After dinner, we picked the boys up. They seemed to have had a good time. They said they'd go back.

We just put the boys to bed but somehow they are down here. Normally every night, I read Captain Underpants before bed to Evan. Noah listens sometimes, but he doesn't sit still very well. We just received a book from Zayde called "You Can Count on Monsters". Evan decided, instead of having me read Captain Underpants to him, he'd read this new book to Noah. They were sitting in Evan's room as Evan read the book to Noah.

We are going to have to put them back to bed now.

Until next time...

Clean up and Hair

This morning I spent a lot of time cleaning up mostly the game room. Both boys got up early this morning before Morry left for work. They (probably mostly Noah) made a big mess in the game room.

At 12 Gabby came over and I went to get my hair done. We found a deal on one of those daily deal sites for a Brazilian Blowout. It was about time for me to get another, so we got the deal yesterday and I was able to make an appointment for today.

When I got back Noah was actually napping.

For dinner we went to Spaghetti Warehouse. Since last weekend Evan has wanted to go there. Evan was very well behaved and ate well. Noah on the other hand…

When we got home we put Noah right to bed. Morry is reading to Evan now.

Grandmom

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Marilyn/Grandmom came in last night. She landed around 9:45pm and we got back to the house around 10:30pm. Noah was still up. We let him come down to see Grandmom and he played with her iPad for a few minutes. I brought him upstairs and he went right to sleep.

This morning, Evan got up and came in our room and Rachel turned on the tv in the gameroom for him. Shortly afterward, Grandmom came out of her room to go to the bathroom. Evan saw that and wouldn't let her go back to bed. He took her in his room and showed her stuff.

Noah got up and I came out of the room a little while later. All of us went downstairs and had some breakfast.

Rachel got a deal at a salon using Twitter for a Brazilian Blowout. Her appointment was for 11 so Rachel couldn't have lunch with us. Grandmom, Evan, Noah and I went to Steak 'n Shake. We've had success taking the boys there in the past because it's so kid friendly. The kids were mostly good but then decided they didn't want to eat their food. Noah ended up eating his on the way home.

We were going to go to Target after lunch, but both boys seemed cranky. We decided to just go straight home.

We put Noah down for a nap. He didn't go to sleep initially, but Grandmom laid down with him and they both napped. Evan and I played with the iPad. We also watched the Texas football game against Rice.

For dinner, we went to Evangeline Cafe. Noah ate some sausage and Evan had shrimp.

We came home and Grandmom babysat while Rachel and I went out for dessert to listen to some music. We had dessert downtown at the Melting Pot. Then we walked over to a bar called The Elephant Room. A salsa band called the Brew was playing there. Rachel was a groupie at one time. She still knows the guys in the band. When we got to the Elephant Room, they weren't letting people in. They said they had reached the fire limit for number of people. After about 20 minutes we got in and listened to the band. There was no dance floor so the band played real low-key music. It was nice listening to them and Rachel and I sat and talked.

Grandmom was able to get the boys to go to sleep and she was in bed herself when we returned.

Until next time...